Student Assistance Program Analysis

There are prevention and intervention programs that the district is using including the Olweus bullying prevention program, and the use of the Student Assistance Program. The Student Assistance Program (SAP) supports students who are experiencing challenges that affect their performance in the school setting. These challenges may be related to emotional issues, drug and alcohol use, depression, codependency issues, and other family problems. The SAP team takes teacher and faculty referrals and determine, as a team, the appropriate intervention that should be recommended. There are numerous interventions that are available including referral to other local agencies. The student must be over the age of 14 to consent to the services, if …show more content…
I propose that the Iroquois School uses the Remind App to send text message updates to the parents and faculties. The Remind App is a free, safe and confidential way of sending text messages to parents with no personal information released. This app could be downloaded on personal cell phones of the crisis team to allow them to send text messages to parents when an emergency is occurring and other pertinent information needs to be relayed. The remind app has the ability to create separate lists to be able to send different text messages to parents or faculty members. The faculty members could be updated if there is active shooter in the building, or updates on emergency/crisis that the school is enduring. The updates would also be useful if a teacher was not able to use the PA system or if the system was not working …show more content…
The team should prepare the binders to distribute to all instructional staff as well as educate the faculty on materials that are in the binders. The plan is replicating a portion of the existing plan that Iroquois is already using and revamping some parts of the plan to include up to date materials. The crisis management team should meet one a month at minimal and as needed to address any concerns that the team, or faculty members have. This meeting will consist of researching any national wide trends that are being seen, reviewing any problems from the previous month and to document the reports that are being submitted to them through the numerous documents. Iroquois Junior/Senior High School has a safety committee that all staff are encouraged to report any potential problems that they have noticed. The crisis management team should also look at the reports and make any adjustments to the plan if needed. The team would also review reports of referrals for behavior. The high school principal should take point on ensuring that the team is meeting, documenting and discussing any issues that would interfere with the safety of the students during an emergency. The documentation will be kept by an appointed member of the crisis management team and the documents will then be